Appraisal Participation and Perceived Voice in Annual Appraisal Interviews: Uncovering Contextual Factors

Appraisal interviews (AIs) are one of the most commonly used human resource practices in organizations. However, they are often criticized for comprising conflicting purposes. In this study, we focus on contextual factors of the appraisal process. Specifically, we propose that AIs follow a two-phase...

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Main Authors: Meinecke, A., Klonek, Florian, Kauffeld, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications, Inc. 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69970
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Klonek, Florian
Kauffeld, S.
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Klonek, Florian
Kauffeld, S.
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description Appraisal interviews (AIs) are one of the most commonly used human resource practices in organizations. However, they are often criticized for comprising conflicting purposes. In this study, we focus on contextual factors of the appraisal process. Specifically, we propose that AIs follow a two-phase model of performance evaluation and development planning. These two phases trigger different levels of employee appraisal participation which, in turn, affects employees’ perception of voice. In a sample of 48 audiotaped AIs, we coded employees’ objective appraisal participation throughout the entire interview session and linked it to subsequent ratings of perceived voice. Results showed that interviews were highly leader-centered and mainly concentrated on performance evaluation. Employees’ appraisal participation was significantly lower during performance evaluation than during development planning. Appraisal participation during development planning, but not during performance evaluation, was related to subsequent ratings of perceived voice. In addition, this relationship was moderated by supervisor trust.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-699702019-10-21T06:23:23Z Appraisal Participation and Perceived Voice in Annual Appraisal Interviews: Uncovering Contextual Factors Meinecke, A. Klonek, Florian Kauffeld, S. Appraisal interviews (AIs) are one of the most commonly used human resource practices in organizations. However, they are often criticized for comprising conflicting purposes. In this study, we focus on contextual factors of the appraisal process. Specifically, we propose that AIs follow a two-phase model of performance evaluation and development planning. These two phases trigger different levels of employee appraisal participation which, in turn, affects employees’ perception of voice. In a sample of 48 audiotaped AIs, we coded employees’ objective appraisal participation throughout the entire interview session and linked it to subsequent ratings of perceived voice. Results showed that interviews were highly leader-centered and mainly concentrated on performance evaluation. Employees’ appraisal participation was significantly lower during performance evaluation than during development planning. Appraisal participation during development planning, but not during performance evaluation, was related to subsequent ratings of perceived voice. In addition, this relationship was moderated by supervisor trust. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69970 10.1177/1548051816655990 Sage Publications, Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Meinecke, A.
Klonek, Florian
Kauffeld, S.
Appraisal Participation and Perceived Voice in Annual Appraisal Interviews: Uncovering Contextual Factors
title Appraisal Participation and Perceived Voice in Annual Appraisal Interviews: Uncovering Contextual Factors
title_full Appraisal Participation and Perceived Voice in Annual Appraisal Interviews: Uncovering Contextual Factors
title_fullStr Appraisal Participation and Perceived Voice in Annual Appraisal Interviews: Uncovering Contextual Factors
title_full_unstemmed Appraisal Participation and Perceived Voice in Annual Appraisal Interviews: Uncovering Contextual Factors
title_short Appraisal Participation and Perceived Voice in Annual Appraisal Interviews: Uncovering Contextual Factors
title_sort appraisal participation and perceived voice in annual appraisal interviews: uncovering contextual factors
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69970